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July 23, 2025

Wētā celebrates Snoopy, 'First Beagle on the Moon,' with bronze sculpture

As one of the great moments from space history, it has been captured in pencil, ink, plastic, sterling silver and plush. Now, it has been cast in antique bronze. It was in 1969 when the "world famous astronaut" became the first... beagle on the moon.


July 22, 2025

GM revives moon rover concept for Test Track relaunch at Disney's Epcot

A once-future moon rover has rolled into a Disney theme park ride "where the thrill of the open road meets the innovation of the future." The lunar terrain vehicle appears in a mural in Test Track presented by General Motors at Disney World's Epcot in Florida.


July 21, 2025

Grow your scale rocket garden: Everyday Astronaut's Falcon, Mercury models

Looking at the SpaceX Falcon 9 standing on the launch pad, it can be difficult to imagine that the rocket that started U.S. human spaceflight, the Mercury-Redstone, differed so greatly in dimension. Tim Dodd wanted a way to better appreciate that span in scale.


July 17, 2025

First Man's moon mementos: Contents of Neil Armstrong's personal kit made public

Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong launched to the moon with 280 mementos that he described as being "entirely personal." Now, his handwritten inventories of those trinkets and souvenirs have been made public for the first time.


July 15, 2025

'Not that into peace doves': 50 years later, the Apollo-Soyuz patch NASA rejected

Fifty years ago, three NASA astronauts and two Russian cosmonauts lifted off to meet up in orbit for the first time. Representing the joint Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, both crews wore a cloth patch that featured artwork by an accomplished space artist.


July 14, 2025

ASTP at 50: Inside the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project official flight kit

They were among the last items to be cleared for flight on a high-profile space mission that was already packed with ceremonial mementos. The then-NASA administrator asked to fly two bicentennial pins on the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.


July 11, 2025

Oakley to provide visors for AxEMU space suit to be worn on the moon

Oakley is going from the ski slopes and sports fields on Earth to the craters and ridges on the moon. The high-performance sunglasses company has been chosen to provide the visor system for the next spacesuit to be worn on the lunar surface.


July 10, 2025

'A heist': Senator calls out Texas for trying to steal space shuttle from Smithsonian

A political effort to remove space shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian and place it on display in Texas encountered some pushback, as a senator questioned the expense of carrying out what he described as an underfunded theft.


July 10, 2025

Apollo artifacts find unusual use at NASA gantry experience in Florida

NASA's new front-row seat to space history has seats made out of ... space history. "The Gantry at LC-39," a redesigned observation tower that provides views of the agency's active launch pads, now has new chances for the public to encounter Apollo artifacts.


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July 20, 2025
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Pope Leo XIV marks 56th anniversary of moon landing with observatory visit, call to Buzz Aldrin


Pope Leo XIV marked the 56th anniversary of manŐs arrival on the moon Sunday with a visit to the Vatican astronomical observatory in Castel Gandolfo and a call to astronaut Buzz Aldrin.

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Houston's first NASA-themed senior living community features space-inspired environments


Pegasus Landing of Tanglewood is reopening on June 26 as Houston's first NASA-themed assisted living and memory care community.

June 23, 2025
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Former Astronaut Launches Texas Senate Run by Hitting Both Parties


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SpaceX rocket debris litters Mexico beach, threatens environment


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'One-of-a-kind exhibition' in Columbus chronicles astronaut's space missions


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